Notes for Next Year

I think the number of aubergines (two) and peppers (eight) worked out well. I tried a couple of pepper plants in large pots, but I don't think they did as well as those in the ground. 

The tomatoes were good, except for the Old German, which was very late and not all that flavorful. I think I'll stick with Cherokee Purple, Stupice, and Sun Gold. The four San Marzanos was a good number. On second thought, plant more San Marzanos to can and make sauce and maybe ketchup?

The Anton zucchini did nicely, with no mildew until the very end. But I'd also like to have a Cube of Butter. 

I thought by planting beets late in the summer I could foil the leaf miners, but that hasn't happened. Their leaves are still being destroyed. So NO MORE BEETS!

The melons were a great disappointment. We had a couple of early ones, but then the others just shrivelled and died, leaving tasteless fruit. So NO MORE MELONS!

I'd like to have more lettuce going into winter. I think planting them by the first of August might be about right. 

The cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower did well. The broccoli has held well, but the cauliflower got over ripe and got brown and soggy. I just didn't harvest them soon enough. So next year, keep checking them in the fall and harvest them when they're ready. Four cabbages would be enough. And I still haven't used any of the Chinese cabbage. Next year try some Brussels sprouts.

The cover on the fall spinach and chard worked pretty well. It kept most leaf miners out. But keep it covered over winter. This year the birds got into them and really destroyed them. 

Try carrots in wide rows next year to get a bigger harvest.